<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">I expect LocationTech will last, keep in mind that LocationTech only now has enough participants to go on a road show (and has yet to form a steering committee). The Eclipse Foundation itself will last a long time in the future. I expect the role of LocationTech (as an industry working group) will evolve over time as spatial is used in more software.</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">The Eclipse Foundation operates with restrictions on the licenses used, so I do not see the possibility of merging. However individual projects may certainly belong to both organisations.</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;">On the plus side the Eclipse Foundation is gradually <a href="http://mmilinkov.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/embracing-social-coding-at-eclipse/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">relaxing</span></a> in order to work with others (partially in response to the culture shift marked by <a href="http://www.mikealrogers.com/posts/apache-considered-harmful.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Apache Considered Harmful</span></a> ).</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; color: rgba(0,0,0,1.0); margin: 0px; line-height: auto;"><br></div> <div id="bloop_sign_1383029820806397952"><span style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:13px"></span>-- <br>Jody Garnett<br></div> <br><p style="color:#A0A0A8;">On 29 October 2013 at 2:50:25 am, Bart van den Eijnden (<a href="mailto://bartvde@osgis.nl">bartvde@osgis.nl</a>) wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite" class="clean_bq"><span><div><div>Hey Anne,
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<br>this is also my impression, do you see the two co-existing for a long time in the future if that’s the case?
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<br>Or would there be more synergies by merging (if this is at all a possibility)?
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<br>Best regards,
<br>Bart
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<br>On 28 Oct 2013, at 16:43, Anne Ghisla <a.ghisla@gmail.com> wrote:
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<br>> Hello Board!
<br>>
<br>> I attended LocationTech's working group meeting today:
<br>> http://locationtech.org/content/working-group-meeting-october-2013
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<br>> The agenda items were grouped in two main topics: the LT East Coast
<br>> Tour (US, Canada):
<br>> http://tour.locationtech.org/
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<br>> and the new projects and proposals:
<br>> http://locationtech.org/list-of-projects
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<br>> The discussion showed me a point of view on geospatial technologies
<br>> that is quite close to OSGeo's vision.
<br>> As the new liaison, I plan to keep the Board and wider community
<br>> updated on LocationTech activities, and encourage collaboration on our
<br>> common goals.
<br>>
<br>> Best,
<br>>
<br>> Anne
<br>> --
<br>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Aghisla
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